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Amerigo became an explorer because of Cristina. She insisted [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] make Amerigo an explorer. Lorenzo took her advice and several years later, Amerigo was the first to map out the New World (America) which was named after him. | Amerigo became an explorer because of Cristina. She insisted [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] make Amerigo an explorer. Lorenzo took her advice and several years later, Amerigo was the first to map out the New World (America) which was named after him. | ||
At the invitation of king Manuel I of Portugal, Amerigo was made a observer in many voyages between 1499 and 1502 exploring the east of South America. In 1500, Pedro Álvares Cabral, Manuel's Commander, discovered Brazil and it was claimed as a land of Portugal by the Treaty of Tordesillas but, king Manuel was unsure if it was a small island or continent that the spanish already discovered. Amerigo was then chosen to be the observer of the expedition, as he already been to the Brazilian shoulder, the expeditions became widely renowned in europe. In 1507 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Waldseem%C3%BCller Martin Waldseemüller] made a world map naming the new world after Amerigo. | |||
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Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454-February 22, 1512) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and cartographer. He is also known to be the cousin ofCristina Vespucci.
Amerigo became an explorer because of Cristina. She insisted Lorenzo de' Medici make Amerigo an explorer. Lorenzo took her advice and several years later, Amerigo was the first to map out the New World (America) which was named after him.
At the invitation of king Manuel I of Portugal, Amerigo was made a observer in many voyages between 1499 and 1502 exploring the east of South America. In 1500, Pedro Álvares Cabral, Manuel's Commander, discovered Brazil and it was claimed as a land of Portugal by the Treaty of Tordesillas but, king Manuel was unsure if it was a small island or continent that the spanish already discovered. Amerigo was then chosen to be the observer of the expedition, as he already been to the Brazilian shoulder, the expeditions became widely renowned in europe. In 1507 Martin Waldseemüller made a world map naming the new world after Amerigo.